A social worker who will write contact support won't be much cheaper than using a contact centre. It's not cheap but a necessary evil.
Get in touch with your local social services for tips on contact centres or organisations that offer supervised contact within the community at the most competative rates.
A social worker who will write contact support won't be much cheaper than using a contact centre. It's not cheap but a necessary evil.
Get in touch with your local social services for tips on contact centres or organisations that offer supervised contact within the community at the most competative rates.
Got the quote back today after writting them an email. Far more expensive. I will stick to the contact centre.
Due to cutting costs. Do you think a barrister will be needed at this two hour dispute resolution hearing. Isn't this one of the main court hearing in family court cases? Or do you think I'd be best for saving the barrister for a different court hearing, like the final verdict one or something?
I don't want to hire a barrister and for him / her to not be of much help on the day where I could have saved the money for the contact centre. I don't really know what the dispute resolution hearing is all about to be honest.
@kierana001
The majority of CAO don't go to a final hearing but are concluded at Dispute Resolution appointment.
You main priority should be to be clear on what child arrangements that you would like going forward. E.g
Term time
2-2-5-5
3-3-3-3
Alternate weeks during the summer.
Alternate weeks over Christmast.
Alternate half terms.
Handovers at nursery
This is something that a solicitor or a barrister can't help with. Only you know how much contact you would like to have with your daughter once the period of supervised contact will have ended.
My advice is to spend a good amount thinking about and planning this as once arrangements have been agreed, they are extremely difficult to change - at least until your child starts school.
@kierana001
The majority of CAO don't go to a final hearing but are concluded at Dispute Resolution appointment.
You main priority should be to be clear on what child arrangements that you would like going forward. E.g
Term time
2-2-5-5
3-3-3-3
Alternate weeks during the summer.
Alternate weeks over Christmast.
Alternate half terms.
Handovers at nursery
This is something that a solicitor or a barrister can't help with. Only you know how much contact you would like to have with your daughter once the period of supervised contact will have ended.
My advice is to spend a good amount thinking about and planning this as once arrangements have been agreed, they are extremely difficult to change - at least until your child starts school.
Amazing thanks - Also one last thing - I'm in a bit of a pickle. I feel like during my contact sessions my ex is purposefully trying to get a response from me by trying to leave hints she's seeing someone. Today she came along to contact as well as last week, (which the contact is court ordered to only go through her nan) due to domestic abuse claims put through by the mother.
She is purposfully leaving her phone on the table and letting it ring so I can see guys call her, and she's purposefully talking to her nan and not directly naming people or throwing out the (I will tell you later) statement and is just on her phone 24/7 ignoring me or our daughter's needs.
Should I phone up her solicitor and tell them I don't want her to come along, what would be a good enough reason to say to them? I don't want them to twist it to seem like I'm not trying to get along with her, but at the same time I hate these little digs she's throwing towards me to hurt me by showing me she's with someone new.
Another thing to bring up, she mentioned our daughter was drinking her coke (she's only 17 months) so was a bit concerned at that.. And also the fact she didn't put her in the car seat on the way back to hers after the session. She sat our daughter on her lap in the back.
If the court order state? Contact to be supported/supervised by the nan? If so where?
